A movie based on David Grann’s book “Killers of the Flower Moon” will be filmed in Osage County and other parts of Oklahoma. Martin Scorsese (right, talking with Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear) is directing and Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio are attached to star.
Norman-based Freihofer Casting is holding a virtual open call for extras to appear in the major motion picture “Gray Horse,” which has been reported to be the working title for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
According to casting call information, filming will occur in the Tulsa, Bartlesville and Osage County area from spring to late summer 2021.
People 18 and older and of all ethnicities are needed.
The Oklahoma Film + Music Office shared news of the casting call, saying it’s an “easy and fun way to play a part in a film portraying 1920’s Oklahoma. While they would normally hold a large open call for extras on this film (as they did last year), current conditions caused them to create a virtual version instead.”
The virtual open call consists of filling out an online questionnaire and providing the casting office with information. Those who attended an open casting call last year need not reapply.
“Natural looks” (no heavy makeup, no fake eyelashes) are requested for those who make photo submissions. Also, anyone selected to appear in the film would be asked to start growing out hair and facial hair, including eyebrows, so they can be styled according to the era of the story.
To take part in the virtual casting call, go to a link on the Freihofer Casting Facebook page.
“Killers of the Flower Moon” will be a film adaptation of David Grann’s bestselling book. A story of oil, greed and murder set in the Osage Nation of the 1920s, the film’s cast will include Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
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What we know so far about the ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ movie set in Oklahoma
The book
The best-selling book “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” was released in April 2017, detailing what was known in Oklahoma as the "Osage Reign of Terror."
• Author David Grann researched and wrote about Osage tribal members who, in the 1920s, “became the richest people in the world after oil was discovered under their reservation. Then they began to be mysteriously murdered off — poisoned, shot, bombed — in one of the most sinister crimes in American history.”
• Three months after the book’s release, film production company Imperative Entertainment reportedly paid $5 million for the rights to film an adaptation of the book, with Martin Scorsese to direct and Leonardo DiCaprio to star.
The author
Author David Grann researched and wrote about Osage tribal members who, in the 1920s, “became the richest people in the world after oil was discovered under their reservation. Then they began to be mysteriously murdered off — poisoned, shot, bombed — in one of the most sinister crimes in American history.”
• Three months after the book’s release, film production company Imperative Entertainment reportedly paid $5 million for the rights to film an adaptation of the book, with Martin Scorsese to direct and Leonardo DiCaprio to star.
The director and the star
"Killers of the Flower Moon" would be the sixth film for Scorsese and DiCaprio (pictured) to collaborate on. The previous five were: "Gangs of New York," "The Aviator," "The Departed," "Shutter Island" and "The Wolf of Wall Street."
• The two men make movies that people see and that win awards: Those five films have made $1.38 billion at the worldwide box-office and won nine Academy Awards, including best picture for “The Departed.”
• “When I read David Grann’s book, I immediately started seeing it — the people, the settings, the action — and I knew that I had to make it into a movie,” Scorsese said. “I’m so excited to be working with (screenwriter of “Forrest Gump”) Eric Roth and reuniting with Leo DiCaprio to bring this truly unsettling American story to the screen.”
The Osage Nation history
From the beginning, Osage Nation officials and members expressed hope that the production would be filmed in Oklahoma, where the events happened, for historical accuracy and for assistance with the Osage language and traditional clothing, among other details. Courtesy/KNOPF DOUBLEDAY PUBLISHING GROUP
• Members of Imperative Entertainment began to visit the Osage Nation to meet with tribal leaders, as did Scorsese associates like his longtime production designer, Dante Ferretti, who has won three Academy Awards for art direction, including two for Scorsese films (“The Aviator” and “Hugo”).
• In June 2019, Paramount Pictures announced that it would be financing “Killers of the Flower Moon” and distributing it in theaters.
The Scorsese confirmation
In July 2019, Scorsese and members of his filmmaking team visited Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear (pictured with Scorsese) at the tribe's campus and reportedly told the chief that filming would take place in the Osage Nation. Cody Hammer/Osage News/Courtesy
• Scorsese later posted photos to his Instagram page showing him doing some of his own location scouting in Osage County, with one showing him standing in a large field of tallgrass, while another showed him posing for a picture taken in the small Pawnee County town of Ralston.
• It was during Scorsese’s meeting with Standing Bear that he reportedly revealed that Robert De Niro had also agreed to star and portray William Hale, a wealthy cattle ranch owner in the Osage Nation for decades. It has been assumed that DiCaprio would portray Tom White, a federal lawman in charge of what would become the FBI’s first big case.
• “Killers of the Flower Moon” would be the 10th feature film for Scorsese and De Niro together. The previous nine were: “Mean Streets,” “Taxi Driver,” “New York, New York,” “Raging Bull,” “The King of Comedy,” “Goodfellas,” “Cape Fear,” “Casino” and “The Irishman.”
The tribal casting call
Standing Bear told the Tulsa World that the production team said it was open to having local people involved as talent so they can get experience in film and production, and a recent casting call in Pawhuska invited members of the Osage Nation from the Grayhorse, Hominy and Pawhuska districts for a first wave of casting. MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
The 'now hiring' announcement for Osage County
Additional casting calls in Tulsa and Oklahoma City asked for Native Americans to apply as well, and a “now hiring” notice went out for residents of Osage County with skills ranging from construction workers to food workers who have an interest in working on the movie. Tulsa World File
January 19, 2021 at 01:34AM
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